Attribution theory has long enjoyed a prominent role in social psychological research, yet religious influences on attribution have not been well studied. We theorized and tested the hypothesis that Protestants would endorse internal attributions to a greater extent than would Catholics, because Protestantism focuses on the inward condition of the soul. In Study 1, Protestants made more interna...

This article presents findings from a study of the influence of traditional religion on reproductive preferences of Kassena-Nankana lineage heads in northern Ghana. Seven reproductive preference questions were administered to nine lineage heads who are primary practitioners of the cult of soothsaying. With the assistance of soothsayers, interviews were repeated in conjunction with the invocatio...

In this article I will explore and share my pedagogical practices experiences as a feminist scholar of religion, within the context voluntary postgraduate reading group, during first nine months Covid-19 pandemic. The is structured in two parts. part offers reflection teaching approaches that inspired enabled production podcast about study religion from perspective black African students schola...

the carotid sinus is a modification in the vascular wall near the bifurcation each common carotid artery and acts as baroreceptor. in this study 16 adult and apparently healthy buffaloes ie. 8 male and 8 female used for the as well as macroscopic orientation microscopic study of the carotid sinus. our study revealed that in the buffalo, carotid sinus is a dilatation in common carotid artery at ...

We study the stability of the orientation of an ellipsoidal dielectric particle immersed into a host dielectric medium under the action of the external electric field. It is assumed that the particle and the host medium have a finite electric conductivity. We demonstrate that an equilibrium orientation of the ellipsoidal particle changes with time in a stationary electric field with a constant ...

This paper develops a semiotics of identity management in three parts. Part 1 (Identifying assumptions) is an introduction. It aims for an appreciation of how pervasive issues of identity really are. Philosophy, science and, not to forget, religion may indeed be viewed as attempts for coming to terms with identity. Part 2 (Identity in enneadic dynamics) presents the encompassing framework. An e...

To guide the college students' religious beliefs and adapt to socialist society, cultivation correct understanding of relationship between religion new era socialism with Chinese characteristics future talent, boost "adhere Orientation religion" was deepened. This paper explores inner "harmony" thought Traditional medicine focus work in colleges universities, aiming at problems existing vital q...

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